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| !@0 |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 01:46 PM
What does Nepal law says, to a foreign born Nepali. Does he/she gets Nepali Passport. Can the baby travel with her parents passport or needs to make a foreign passport for the baby.
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| krishna |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:19 PM
It depends. For foreign travel, the child--regardless of citizenship or age--requires her own passport. Since she was born outside of Nepal, and if she only has citizenship other than Nepali, she needs to obtain a passport from that government's embassy or consulate. If she somehow has Nepali citizenship, then she can obtain a Nepali passport. It is hard to answer your question, since you do not provide specifics of the child's or parents' citizenships. Hope this helps.
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| !@0 |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:29 PM
What if both Child's parents are nepali citizen and hold green card.
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| sally |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:34 PM
Is this a new rule? That "the child--regardless of citizenship or age--requires her own passport"?
My son was born in the US, but his photo (which doesn't look very much like him anymore since it was taken when he was 2 months!) is attached to his father's (Nepali) passport with an inscription saying that this minor child can travel with the bearer.
The US requires separate passports, but Nepal doesn't. At least it didn't a few years ago.
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| krishna |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:35 PM
>What if both Child's parents are nepali
>citizen and hold green card.
She needs a passport. If she is, for example, a U.S. citizen, then she (meaning her parents or legal guardians) should apply for a U.S. passport. If, however, she is a Nepali citizen ONLY, then she still needs a passport and must apply for one from His Majesty's Government of Nepal--either in Nepal or else at a Nepali embassy or consulate. Let me know if you still have questions & good luck to her.
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| 88 |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:36 PM
If the child is born in the U.S. he/she is automatically a U.S. citizen and to travel abroad you need to get him/her a U.S. passport. Nepal will not issue the child Nepali citizenship even if the parents are Nepali citizens. You can probably somehow apply for citizenship but I don't think it is that simple.
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| 88 |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:38 PM
If the child is born in the U.S. he/she is automatically a U.S. citizen and to travel abroad you need to get him/her a U.S. passport. Nepal will not issue the child Nepali citizenship even if the parents are Nepali citizens.
You can probably somehow apply for Nepali citizenship but I don't think it is that simple.
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| Krishna |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:49 PM
Sally,
I'm not sure about Nepal's rules or whether regulations have changed. It would help to know the girl's citizenship. You're right about the U.S. requiring a separate passport for every individual traveler, and you're right to question my assertion about "regardless of nationality". Thanks for clarifying the Nepal rule, and I apologize to !@0 for being misleading.
It's probably best, !@0, to contact the Royal Nepalese Embassy (202) 667-4550 or nepali@erols.com, if you are here in the States, and to explain the specifics of the situation to them.
Krishna
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| anepalikt |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:51 PM
From what I undersatnd, citizenship in Nepal is still patrilineal (which is very discriminatory to say the least), so this particular child having a Nepali FATHER, CAN apply and most likely get Nepali citizenship and thus a passport - whether it is her own or her photo affixed on one of her parents' Nepali passport. She can also have an American passport (if she is born here in the States), but from what I understand, at 18 she will have to give up one or the other, as Nepal does NOT allow dual citizenship.
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| sally |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 02:59 PM
Yes, that's my understanding as well--that my son (or a child like him) would be a dual citizen until a certain age. I thought it was 16. Then s/he will have to choose unless there's dual citizenship allowed at that time. Which I would personally favor, but that's another issue. (I figure if Mali isn't afraid of dual citizens, why should Nepal be?)
Anyway, as I recall it was a very simple process of sending in the birth certificate, passport, and maybe citizenship card to the embassy here.
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| 88 |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 03:03 PM
In the event that the child decides to go for the Nepali citizenship, what happens to his/her residency status in the U.S.? Would the child then have to apply for a green card through the parents? That could potentially be a long process if the application is considered at the same priority level as others (nepali citizens, green card holders, applying for U.S. green card for child).
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| Anyol |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 03:31 PM
I am a green card holder Nepali. My son was born in 1997. He went to Nepal two times with his American passport. There was no problem in immigration. But when your child born in foriegn country don't forget to " JANMA DARTA" in Nepal. This way he/she willl get Nepali citizen easily later on, if they wish..............
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| anepalikt |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 03:37 PM
Sally, of course you would prefer dual citizenship. You child can have Nepali citizenship because his/her FATHER is Nepali. Being a Nepali MOTHER, I unfortunately cannot wish that for my child whose dad is NOT Nepali.
As for dual citizenship, that is something I am still mulling over. There was a thread a week or so about resident status for nonresident Nepalis. Someone made a good point about how there are over 20 million Nonresident Nepalis around the world. I don't think Nepal is in a position to be able to deal with that just yet.
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| HahooGuru |
Posted
on 24-Jan-02 06:42 PM
I don't know exactly what Nepali law says.
Because most of the officers have their own
rule in Nepali Embassies, and not law is followed
but, the loopholes in law are exploited by the
emb. employees to suit their need.
Well, as long as I know, you send your child's
registration certificate, photographs, and one
of the parent's Passport, and Nepali Nagarikata ko
Praman Patra (of Father), then, they can
attach your kids' photograph in parents passport.
If your kids are above 6years old, they can get
separate passport. Still I am not sure about what
law exactly says. Because the Nepali Emb. officers
sometime say "La tapai le niu khojya, kati karai
ra, ma dinna re, ke garnu huncha garnus .... ",
so, they issue to some and don't issue to others,
depend on how much your mouth can be soft
"cunning". Thats how it works in Nepal, no one
strictly follows rule, and if you have some backdoor
influence you can get your things done in a few minute
otherwise, you will be batterling --crawling-.
HahooGuru
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